I really donít get it. The makers of these films claim to be car fans but they destroy stunning old cars like this. They say in the making off that they built nine cars and only one survived. I can understand it with cars that are still in production but not cars that are over 30 years old and getting more collectable by the day.

In all these Fast and the Furious movies, they trash a nice classic in ALL of them. This '72 Torino GT joins the '70 Charger, '70 Chevelle, '69 Camaro, '70 Challenger, '68 Mustang, '70 Monte Carlo. The producer's say they're car fans, but that probably means fans of little clapped out rice burners with too many stickers and no guts.

My theory is that the high prices of gasoline, and the high insurance prices for powerful engines, are why so many of these awesome old cars are getting trashed now. Nobody can afford to keep them, so big Hollywood movie producers buy them just to destroy. Should be illegal, IMO.

I doubt it...for one thing, insurance tends to be cheaper on older cars, and also these cars aren't generally used for daily transportation, so fuel costs are irrelevant.

1972 Gran Torino GTs have always been considered something of an "entry level" muscle car, only catching on in recent years due to the Eastwood film. It was probably deemed cheaper to use a 1972 than an earlier, more valuable Torino based on this.

Remember they tend to have different cars for different stunts, for instance one might a top speed and acceleration car, another for spins with racing handbrakes and laying down rubber, a third could be for jumps with stronger suspension while another might have a reinforced front to smash through stuff.
Then they'll usually be at least one or two for attaching cameras to or to be towed around when the actors are supposed to be driving it - that one might get cut in half too have cameras mounted where the engine is. Actors prefer to have automatic gearbox cars so there might be one or two autos in there too.
Add in one really nice close up car with shiny paint, chromed up engine then at least one or two back up cars in case a main one breaks down - imagine the cost of everything - 200 or more crew - stopping while someone gores off to buy a new starter motor or air filter, and you pretty much have your eight or nine cars.
As for them being 'destroyed' they might wel still be driveable decent cars in some cases but with so many people ready to sue if they get injured, and the amount of others looking to make a fast buck selling a movie icon, and most studio will prefer to destroy cars rather than sell them on.

This is a 1972 Ford Gran Torino Sport, not a GT. And to be very specific this is a 1972 Ford Gran Torino Sport "Sportsroof" (Ford's term for a fastback. The Gran Torino Sport was also available with a formal roofline, that other Torino coupes got. There was no GT model in 1972; it was replaced by the Gran Torino Sport. Further, not ALL Torino's after 1972 are "Gran Torinos" as seems to be the common internet misconception. Ford's base level cars were called only Torino, and the next level up (the majority of cars sold) were "Gran Torinos". In modern terms, if the Torino were compared to a Civic, the "Torino" would be a Civic LX, the "Gran Torino" a Civic EX, and the "Gran Torino Sport" a Civic Si.

And in my opinion, the 1972 is the best looking Torino (at least as a GTS fastback).

I am willing to bet there were a handful of these Gran Torino vehicles left over from the Gran Torino film production a year prior to FastFour's release. The cars were probably stand ins or promotional appearance cars that may not have been numbers matching or were good from far but far from good. This happens often in the Hollywood world .

A perfect example is ironically "The Dudes" car from the Big Lebowski appearing in Blue Streak or some Martin Lawrence abomination they call a film.(it gets smashed) I believe this was also a Gran Torino (a different model, and a sedan)

My theory is that the high prices of gasoline, and the high insurance prices for powerful engines, are why so many of these awesome old cars are getting trashed now. Nobody can afford to keep them, so big Hollywood movie producers buy them just to destroy. Should be illegal, IMO.